Bible Dictionary
Jedaiah
Jedaiah was the name of several Old Testament men, including priests, a Simeonite leader, and a worker who helped repair Jerusalem’s wall. One priestly family bearing the name returned from exile.
Definition
Jedaiah is a name borne by several men. They include a chief Simeonite’s son or father, priests and heads of priestly families, a priestly family returning from exile, a repairer of Jerusalem’s wall, and one of the exiles associated with Zechariah’s commission. The name is explained as “praise Jehovah” or “Yah knows.”
Biblical Usage
Jedaiah appears in genealogies, priestly lists, records of the returned exiles, the rebuilding of Jerusalem’s wall, and Zechariah’s prophetic commission.
Historical Background
Several distinct men bore the name. One priestly family returned from Babylon and was counted among those serving in Jerusalem after the Exile.
Scripture References
Related Figures
Historical Bible Dictionaries
Easton's Bible Dictionary
(1.) Invoker of Jehovah. The son of Shimri, a chief Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (2.) One of those who repaired the walls of Jerusalem after the return from Babylon (Neh. 3:10). (3.) Knowing Jehovah. The chief of one of the courses of the priests (1 Chr. 24:7). (4.) A priest in Jerusalem after the Exile (1 Chr. 9:10).
Smith's Bible Dictionary
(praise Jehovah).
International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE)
<p>je-da'-ya, je-di'-a:</p><p>(1) (yedha`yah, "Yah knows"):</p><p>(a) A priest in Jerusalem (1Ch 9:10; 24:7).</p><p>(b) Ezr 2:36 = Ne 7:39, where "children of Jedaiah" are mentioned = "Jeddu" in 1 Esdras 5:24.</p><p>(c) Jedaiah is among "the priests and the Levites" that returned with Zerubbabel (Ne 11:10; 12:6,19).</p><p>(d) Another priest of the same name (Ne 12:7,21).</p><p>(e) One of the exiles whom Zechariah was commanded to send with silver and gold to Jerusalem. Septuagint does not take the word as a proper name (Zec 6:10,14)</p><p>(2) (yedhayah, "Yah throws" (?)):</p><p>(a) Father of a Simeonite prince (1Ch 4:37).</p><p>(b) One of the repairers of the wall of Jerusalem (Ne 3:10).</p><p>David Francis Roberts</p>